About a year ago I made a mixtape for Mike of Wakey!Wakey! called “The Heart & The Hunger”. It’s based on a larger 82 song Hip Hop playlist in my iTunes that serves as my main motivational music tool when I really want to focus on getting stuff done and working towards my goals. I [...]
Inspiration: The Heart & The Hunger (Playlist)
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments
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Misc: Google Ads Disses Rapper Twista
July 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Eskay just posted a video of Twista’s entry for Loud’s Favorites. Google Ads chose an interesting ad to feature over this video. No shots though…right Sergei and Larry?
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BYOBBBQ Wrap Up
July 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Wow, two Hip Hop related posts in a row, what is this? SitDownStandUp.com? This weekend Reggie and Dallas put on the already legendary Bring Your Own Blog BBQ in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Urkelbot took a bunch of footage, see below, and check out the recap and photos over Daily-Math.com.
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SitDownStandUp.com Retires
July 19th, 2009 · No Comments
As some of you might know for about a year and a half I maintained a Hip Hop news blog, over at SitDownStandUp.com, which originated from my contributions on BrooklynVegan.com. My love for Hip Hop is not dead. However, life has taken me in different directions professionally and lead me to effectively retire from Hip [...]
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Organized Noize
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
The folks over at Metal Lungies put together a great article on the exceptional Organized Noize production team, of Outkast/Goodie Mob/TLC fame. They asked myself and a few other people for our opinion on their discography. I picked my 5 favorite songs of theirs to speak on. The other guys all picked really great songs [...]
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Cassette Tapes
May 14th, 2009 · No Comments
Joell Ortiz‘s latest project has some great throwback art. The real hip hop fans out there will salivate over this.
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Destruction
April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Cory obliterates this beat. Finally a child of an artist that’s actually better than their parent.
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I love Vimeo and I want an MPC
February 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Exile – Funky Worm Chop from FWMJ on Vimeo. Via Eskay.
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Betcha Didn’t Know I Was In The Top 50 Hip Hop Heads To Follow On Twitter
January 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The venerable Mr. Rizoh of The Rap Up was kind enough to list me in his write up on the Top 50 Hip Hop Heads To Follow On Twitter. Some of us banded together and managed to get Dallas Penn switched to the number 1 spot (in this list where order wasn’t really indicating greatness, [...]
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